Warriors' Chapel
Municipality/Province: Ottawa, ON
Memorial number: 35059-138
Type: Building - chapel
Address: 154 Somerset Street West
Location: St John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Warriors' Chapel
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.4178413 Long: -75.6903493
Submitted by: Richard Turcotte
Warriors' Chapel was unveiled on 25 February 1951, and dedicated to members of the church who died during war. The chapel was renovated and rededicated in 2000 with Her Excellency the Right Honorable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (a former parishioner growing up) in attendance.
Inscription found on memorial
[dedication/dévotion]
Give us a quiet place, O GOD.
where we may gather together the memories
of those who have gone before us,
cherish the ideas for which they strove,
and take good heart from their devotion,
that we may further Thy work here on earth.
Amen.
Chapel Dedication 25 February, 1951
[dedication/dévotion]
THE WARRIORS' CHAPEL
Constructed in 1946-47
Dedicated 25th February, 1951 by
Right Reverend Robert Jefferson, Bishop of Ottawa
Memorialized names unveiled 25th February, 1951 by
His Excellency the Governor General of Canada
Earl Alexander of Tunis, K.G.
Renovations to the Original (as pictured above) made in 1999-2000
Rededicated 12th November, 2000 by
Right Reverend Peter Coffin, Bishop of Ottawa
With Guest of Honour
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson
Governor General of Canada
FLAGS
The originally donated flags in this case are:
The Navy White Ensign flown in WWII by HMCS OTTAWA
The Merchant Navy Red Ensign flown in WWII by
MOUNT REVELSTOKE PARK
(The Red Ensign also represents the Canadian Army)
The Air Force Ensign flown in WWII by the City of Ottawa Squadron, RCAF
(A more complete history of the Warriors` Chapel is available in the booklet found in the case)
[banner/bannière]
To the glory of God. This Warriors` Chapel was erected in grateful remembrance of those members of St John`s Church serving in the Armed Forces who made the supreme sacrifice for their King and country in order that we might continue to live in that freedom which is, by the grace of God, our rightful heritage. Dedicated in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifty.
Street view
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